thermoplastic
A plastic with this propertyA plastic with this property.
» The chassis of the ‘Genesis’ — by German engineering firm EDAG — is printed in one piece out of thermoplastic.
Das Fahrgestell des „Genesis“ des deutschen Ingenieurunternehmens EDAG wird in einem Stück aus Thermoplastik gedruckt. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cangarejo · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A plastic with this property.
Thermoplast
- a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
Examples
1 sentencesThe chassis of the ‘Genesis’ — by German engineering firm EDAG — is printed in one piece out of thermoplastic.
deDas Fahrgestell des „Genesis“ des deutschen Ingenieurunternehmens EDAG wird in einem Stück aus Thermoplastik gedruckt. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: thermoplastics| Singular | thermoplastic |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled:thermoplastic resin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.